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Phil has 3 times as many rocks as peter. Yogether, they have 48 rovks. How many more rocks does phil have than peter
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Phil has 3 times as many rocks as peter. Yogether, they have 48 rovks. How many more rocks does phil have than peter

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I think it is 16 rocks because 48 divided by 3 = 16 so phil has 16 more rock than peter
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X= peter's rocks
3x = phil's rocks
x+3x = 48
4x=48
x = 12
3x = 36
36-12 = 24
Phil has 24 more rocks than peter.

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